What is alt.culture.bullfight and how was it formed ?
alt.culture.bullfight is a Usenet newsgroup on the Internet which serves as a forum for both aficionados and casually interested people to discuss, understand and appreciate the cultural phenomenon of the bullfight in its different forms all over the world, including Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia, in any language. The name of the newsgroup was a compromise between the proposer and the Usenet administrators after they rejected all proposals containing the word “toros” on the grounds that it was a foreign language word. It was decided not to moderate the group at the time of its formation on 25 February 1995 because ( a) news would have been delayed and (b) moderation of postings is in itself is a form of censorship. It should be the general policy not to respond to “flame-bait” from non-aficionados and non-interested parties. Irrelevant postings known as “spam” should also be ignored.
